Machine for shaping shoe uppers or parts thereof



J. FAUSSE Nov. 3, 1936;

MACHINE FOR SHAPING SHOE UI PERS OR PARTS THEREOF v 4 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Jan. 6, 1936 W VE/V TEFL Nov. 3, 1936. 2,059,327

MACHINE FOR SHAPING SHOE UPPERS OR PARTS THEREOF J. FAUSSE 4Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 6, 1956 Fig.2.

Nov. 3, 1936. J, FA SSE 2,059,327

MACHINE FOR SHAPING SHOE UPPERS 0R PARTS THEREOF Filed Jan. 6, 1936 4Sheets-Sheet 3 A/VE/VTUFK I08 r i 114 I NOV. 3, 1936. FAUSSE 2,059,327

MACHINE FOR SHAPING SHOE UPPERS OR PARTS THEREOF Filed Jan. 6, 1936 4Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Nov. 3, 1936 UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE MACHINEFOR SHAPING SHOE UPPERS OR PARTS THEREOF Application January 6, 1936,Serial No. 57,790

14 Claims.

This invention relates to machines for operating upon shoes or shoeparts and is exemplified herein with reference to the shaping of the toeportion of an assembled shoe upper or part thereof into the form it isto have in the finished shoe.

As is well understood by those skilled in the manufacture of shoes ofthe stitchdown type, the upper may be so formed about the toe portion ofa last or form as to cause the marginal portions of the upper whichextend beyond the edge of the last bottom to project outwardly from thelast as a flange substantially parallel to the last bottom. Moreover, ifthe shoe is to l5'have an innersole, the marginal portions of the toebox and lining may be flanged inwardly under the margin of theinnersole; but if there is no insole and one or more outsoles the liningand box are flanged outwardly with the upper.

Such forming of the various upper parts into conformity to the toeportion of the last and the flanging either outwardly or inwardly of theupper parts, especially with regard to the toe box, even though it hasbeen rendered pliable to facilitate such an operation, presentsdifficulties which it is a general object of this invention to overcome,it being understood that the invention contemplates shaping shoe uppersor parts thereof either on the last over which they are finally shapedor about another type of form as a preforming operation preparatory totheir being assembled and shaped about the last.

One object of the present invention, by which 35 is effected asubstantial advance in the practice of shaping an upper part about aform and flanging its marginal portions outwardly from the form, is toeffect control of the outwardly flanged marginal portions of the uppercon- 40 tinuously throughout the shaping of the upper part intoconformity to the side and end surfaces of the form and the flanging ofthe marginal portions of the upper part outwardly from and continuouslywith the bottom of the form.

To this end, the illustrated machine includes, as an important featureof the invention, the combination of a support having a surface adaptedto be engaged by the form bottom and extending outwardly therefrom to anedge sub- 50 stantially parallel to the edge of the form bottom, a clampplate having an edge complementary to that of this support, wipersmounted for movement toward and away from the clamp plate, and means formoving the wipers suc- 55 cessively to cause them to flange one sectionof the marginal portion of the upper against the clamp plate and toflange the section of the marginal portion of the upper not engaged bythe clamp plate against the support. Such flanging of the marginalportion of an upper 5 may be effected, as in the present instance forexample, by mounting the wipers, in accordance with another feature ofthe invention, in overlapping relation with the clamp plate whereby theportions of the wipers which overlap the 10 clamp plate cooperate withthat portion of the support for the form which extends beyond the bottomof the form. Accordingly, the outwardly flanged portion of the upper isgripped continuously throughout the flanging operation at 15 the end ofwhich the outwardly flanged portion of the upper is completely grippedat its upper side by the wipers and at its lower side by the clamp plateand form support.

In accordance with another feature of the invention, the above-mentionedwipers are spaced from the clamp plate normally in planes at an angle toeach other to facilitate the placement of upper parts to be operatedupon on the clamp plate; but the wipers are movable toward the clampplate into substantially the same plane, thereby to provide adequategripping of the upper and to cause it to be pulled firmly against theform during the down wipe imparted to the upper part by the wipers intheir heightwise movement directed toward the form bottom.

However, if the upper part or parts are to be flanged inwardly under theform, the abovementioned form support is dispensed with in favor ofanother support which is arranged to engage the bottom of the forminwardly from its edge to obviate any interference with the wipers whichare to be moved longitudinally and laterally of the form to wipe theupper part inwardly across the form bottom. Another ob vject of theinvention is to provide simple and means is provided for operating saidwipers comprising a member mounted on the carriage for movement relativethereto, and other means for moving this member relatively to thecarriage mounted and arranged to be actuated by movement of the carriagelongitudinally of the form.

As herein illustrated, the abovementioned member is constituted by aslide mounted freely to rotate and to move axially in the carriage,provision also having been made, in accordance. with another feature ofthe invention for adjusting the wipers laterally of the form by meansconnecting the wipers and the slide constructed and arranged to swingthe wipers toward or away from each other in response to rotativemovement of the slide.

Invention is also to be recognized in the provision of means foreffecting and controlling the movement of the carriage comprising aguideway having connected sections extending heightwise andlongitudinally of the form, a follower received in said guideway, andtreadle-operated means movable with a continuous stroke in a directionoblique to the sections of the guideway whereby the wipers which aremounted on the carriage are caused successively, by actuation of thetreadle-operated means, to impart a down wipe to an upper part on theform and then are moved longitudinally of the form to wipe the upperpart inwardly across its bottom.

These and other features of the invention will appear more fully whenread in connection with the accompanying drawings and will be pointedout in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of an illustrative machine embodyingthe invention;

Fig. 2 is a. front elevational view of the machine illustrated in Fig.1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, parts being omitted and brokenaway, taken along the line III-III in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the machine as viewed in a directionperpendicular to the plane of the section IIIIII certain parts beingomitted;

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are fragmentary sectional elevations, the sectionsbeing taken vertically through the center of the operatinginstrumentalities, illustrating successive stages in the shaping andinward flanging of a box toe and lining about the toe end of a form orlast; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view which illustrates theoutward flanging of shoe upper parts after they have been shaped aboutthe toe portion of the form or last.

The illustrated machine comprises a pedestal ID in the upper end ofwhich is mounted for vertical adjustment a column I2 carrying a frame I4on which are mounted a horn H3 for supporting a form such as a last Lover which shoe parts are to be shaped and also the shapinginstrumentalities themselves, which will be. described hereinafter. Thehorn I 6, at its lower end, is mounted for heightwise adjustment in anarm l8 extending forwardly from the frame l4 and may be clamped in anydesired position of adjustment by a set screw 2i threaded in the arm IS.The upper end of the horn I6 is bent and tapers rearwardly of themachine toward its tip 22 which is arranged to engage and support thetoe portion of the last when the machine is used to flange the upperparts inwardly over the edge of its bottom as will be described later.Assisting the horn tip 22 in this function are a pair of studs 24 (Figs.2 and threaded into the horn [6 at each side thereof for heightwiseadjustment, thereby to provide, with the horn tip 22, a three-pointsupport for adjustably positioning a last held thereagainst.

Taking the place of the above-mentioned lastsupporting means when it isdesired to flange shoe parts outwardly from the bottom of the last is asupport 26 having a U-shaped surface 28 arranged to extend continuouslywith the bottom of the last and outwardly to an edge substantiallyparallel to the edge of the forepart portion of the last bottom. Thesupport 26 is capable of being swung out of and into its operativeposition on a shaft 30 carried by the horn, the operative position ofthe support 26 being determined by lugs 32 which extend from the horn I6and engage the lower side of the support 26. The illustrated machinewill next be described with reference to its use in flanging shoe partsoutwardly from a last bottom when the bottom of the last is supportedprimarily by the support 26.

In carrying out this operation the upper parts to be formed about thetoe end of the last and flanged outwardly therefrom are operated uponeither singly or together first by being clamped at their marginalportions against a clamp plate 34 at substantially its level, asillustrated in Fig. l, by wipers 36 which overlap the edge of the clampplate 34 for reasons which will appear hereinafter. Then the wipers 3Eand clamp plate 34 are moved heightwise of the last toward its bottom topull the upper part or parts into conformity to the top, side and endsurfaces of the last, the upper parts being allowed to slip out frombetween the clamp plate 34 and the wipers 36, the latter toward whichthe last is urged by the operator being shaped and arranged to hold theupper parts firmly against the side and end surfaces of the last and toimpart a down wipe to the upper directed toward the edge of the lastbottom. Finally the heightwise movement of the clamp plate 34 and wipers36 is limited in such a position that the bottom surface of the last (orthe bottom of an innersole covering the last bottom) and that of theoutwardly flanged marginal portions of the upper parts are substantiallyin alinement as a result of the upper parts being pressed against thesurface 28 of the support 26 by the portions of the wipers which overlapthe clamp plate 34, as illustrated in Fig. 8. The mechanism for carryingout this operation will now be described in detail.

The clamp plate 34 is removably fastened by a screw 38 to a carriage 46,the latter being rotatably connected by a stud 42 (Fig. 3) to an arm 44so as to permit heightwise movement of the clamp plate 34 from itsposition in Fig. l to that in Fig. 8 in which its upper surface and thesurface 28 of the support 26 are substantially in the same plane.

The contiguous edges of the clamp plate 34 and support 28 aresubstantially complementary, thereby to provide an uninterrupted supportagainst which the outwardly flanged portions of the upper parts may bepressed. The above-mentioned pivotal movement of the carriage 48 aboutthe stud 42 is controlled and limited by a roll follower 46 carried by astud 48 extending from one side of the frame l4, the roll 46 beingreceived within a guideway having an arcuate section 53 and arectilinear section 52 extending heightwise and longitudinally of theform respectively. The center of curvature of the arcuate guideway 56 isat the axis of the stud 42 and consequently the carriage 40 has nomovement longitudinally of the shoe notwithstanding such swingingmovement of the carriage 48 as is required to being the upper surfacesof the clamp plate 34 and the support 26 into the same plane. The arm 44is pivotally supported on a stud 54 fixed in the uppermost part of theframe I4. The stud 54 also supports a combined stop and heating member56 which is bored at 58 to receive an electric resistance heating unit(not shown) and is provided with a relatively broad heat-transmittingsurface 68 adapted not only to transfer heat to the carriage 48 andclamp plate 34 but also to limit upward swinging movement of thecarriage 48 by engagement with a portion of it adjacent to the clampplate 34. Provision is made for adjusting the position of the member 56to insure intimate contact between the surface 68 and the carriage 48 byforming arcuate slots 62, 64 in the member 56 concentric with the axisof the stud 42 and adapted to receive the stud 54 and a clamp bolt 65,respectively. The carriage 48 is yieldingly urged toward its uppermostposition, in engagement with the member 56, by a spring 66 one end ofwhich abuts the carriage 48 and the other a shoulder on a rod 6?arranged to slide freely in a perforation in the carriage 48 andpivotally connected to the lower end of the arm 44 by a stud 68.

The wipers 36 disposed normally in planes at an angle to each other areremovably secured by hand screws 68 to holders l8 which are mounted toswing on rods I2 fixed in yokes 74, (Figs. 2 and 3) the yokes beingmounted to swing laterally of the carriage 48 on a nearly vertical rodI6 fixed in the carriage by means of a set screw I8 (Fig. l). The rodsI2 on which the wiper holders l8 swing are so situated that the cornersof the wipers adjacent to the extreme toe end of the last are injuxtaposition and directly over the axis of the rod 16 about which theyare laterally adjustable. Accordingly, in spite of lateral adjustment ofthe wipers 36, they always present a substantially continuous edge tothe shoe upper at the toe end of the last. The wiper holders I8 havearms 88 extending toward each other, to the inner ends of which areconnected rods 82 extending obliquely with respect to both sections ofthe guideway 58--52, the rods 82 at their lower ends being connected tothe opposite ends of an equalizer bar 84. The bar 84 is pivoted on astud 86 which is adapted to be clamped in any position of heightwiseadjustment on a treadle rod 88 by a set screw 98. The bar 84 may also beswung about the stud 86 to equalize the heightwise relation between thewipers 38 and the clamp plate 34 and may be held in any adjustedposition by a clamp bolt 92 adjustably fixed to the treadle rod 88 andreceived in an arcuate slot 94 formed in an extension 96 of the bar 84.The treadle rod 88 is guided at its upper end by a bearing in the arm I8and may be actuated by any suitable treadle mechanism connected to itslower end.

Usually it is preferable to heat the wipers 36 as well as the clampplate 34 for the purpose of softening the box toe material and settingthe upper parts as they are shaped about the last and when their marginsare flanged outwardly against the support 26 and clamp plate 34. To thisend a heat-conducting plate 88 is fastened to the upper side of theheating unit 56 in such a position as to have intimate contact withflattened heat-receiving surfaces I88 on the wiper holders I8 throughwhich heat is transmitted to the wipers 36. The wipers 36 and theirholders I8 are normally urged away from the clamp plate 34 by a tensionspring I8I which connects the bottom of the. frame I4 with thetreadle'rod 88 at a point below the clamp 82 and which is sufficientlystrong to overcome the'weight of the treadle-operated mechanism forcausing the wipers 36 to grip the shoe parts against the clamping plate34. Moreover, the strength of the spring 66 is sufficient to prevent thecarriage 48 from being swung downwardly in response to the pressure ofthe wipers 36 until the desired.

The shoe-upper-engaging edges of the wipers 36 are shaped substantiallyin conformity tothe edge of the last bottom at its toe so as to becapable of holding all portions of the upper parts along lines parallelto the last bottom and extending'continuously about the toe of the shoeclosely against the last when the latter is urged by the operator towardthe wipers 36. However, a given pair of wipers 36 may be utilized tooperate on shoes of various sizes within a certain range by slightlyvarying their angular relation, which is determined by the position ofthe yokes I4. To this end, the yokes I4 may be swung simultaneouslythrough equal angles by an adjusting means comprising links I84,connecting the yokes, and a nut I86 through which is threaded a screw ona slide I88 which is mounted freely to turn and move axially withinspaced bearings H8 in the carriage 48. Thus, when the slide I88 isturned, a hand wheel Il2 being provided for this purpose, the nut I 86is moved longitudinally of the carriage 48 and causes the yokes I4 andthe wipers 36 to be swung toward and away from each other. The slide I88is prevented from moving axially, so long as the carriage 48 merelyswings about the axis of the stud 42, by a forked member II4, the forkedportion of which is received between shoulders H6 at the sides of arecess in the slide I88 (Fig. 3). The member H4 is carried by the upperarm of a bell crank In (Fig. 1) pivoted at the lower end of the arm 44,the lower arm H8 of this bell crank being connected to the frame I4 by alink I28 and a pin I2I which may be inserted in any of several holes I22in the frame I4, as will be described later. It is now apparent that, aslong as the carriage 48 is moved so that the roll 46 is within thearcuate slot 58, no movement of the arm 44, bell crank II'I-I I8 or linkI28 occurs, and that the axial position of the slide I88 with respect tothe carriage 48 is fixed.

It will now be understood that in fianging upper parts outwardly fromthe bottom of the form or last L, the shoe part or parts which are thusto be operated upon are placed over the clamp plate 34, the bottom ofthe last being held against the surface 28 of the support 26 and the toeend of the last engaging a stop I24.v The end of the stop I24 overliesthe support 26 to a slight extent to insure the desired extension of thesupport beyond the toe end of the last, as

illustrated in Fig. 8. To avoid interference between the support 26 andthe stop I24 as the latter moves downwardly with the carriage 48 thestop is pivotally mounted on a pin I26 fixed to the carriage and isyieldingly held in its operative position by a torsion spring I28. Thetreadle (not shown) is then operated to swing the wipers 36 intosubstantially the same plane to grip the upper parts against the clampplate 34, it being understood that the angular relation of the wipers36, considered laterally of the last, has already been so adjusted byoperating the hand wheel IIZ as to make their edges, when in the sameplane conform to the shape of the last. Further depression of thetreadle rod 88 after the upper parts have been gripped against the clampplate 34 causes the wipers 36 to hold the upper against the last along aline extending continuously from one side to the other about the toe endand the upper to be pulled heightwise of the last by a down wipedirected toward the last bottom. As the clamp plate 34 approaches theposition in which its upper surface and the surface 28 of the support 26are continuous with each other, the outwardly flanged portions of theupper slip between the wipers 36 and the clamp plate 34 although stillbeing gripped therebetween; and such portions of the outwardly flangedupper which are not engaged by the clamp plate 34 are pressed firmlyinto engagement with the support 26.

Although the operation of the illustrated machine has been describedabove with reference to its use in operating upon a lining and box toeat once, it is to be understood that the machine is also adapted tooperate upon any individual shoe upper part singly, if it is desired todo so. For example, the machine may have utility in connection with theoperation of preforrning box toes about a last or form prior to theirbeing assembled in a shoe.

The operation of the illustrated machine, in being used to flange themarginal portions of the upper parts inwardly of the last bottom willnow be explained. The last is now to be supported with the margin of itsbottom unobstructed, the support 26 being swung downwardly, asillustrated in Fig. 2, to allow the last to be supported at pointsspaced inwardly from the edge of the last bottom by only the horn tip 22and the studs 24, as illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7.

The marginal portions of the upper part or parts to be flanged inwardlyare gripped between the wipers 36 and the clamp plate 34, as illustratedin Fig. 5, when the treadle is depressed and at first are flangedoutwardly as they slip between the wipers and clamp plate during theirmovement toward the bottom of the Last. This movement of the wipers 36and clamp 34, which as explained above is one of rotation about the axisof the stud 42, continues until it is limited by engagement of the roll46 with the upper side of the rectilinear slot 52 in the carriage 40.The horn I6 will have been adjusted vertically in the arm I8 withreference to this lowest position of the carriage 40 so that thelowermost surface of an insole which may be affixed to the last, isslightly above the upper surface of the wipers 36 so as to permit themto wipe the marginal portions of the upper parts inwardly across theinsole which will have been coated with an adhesive to hold the upperparts which are wiped thereagainst. It is to be noted with reference toFig. 6 that the edges of the wipers 36 overlie the edge of the clampplate 34 to such an extent that as the upper surfaces of the wipers 36become continuous with the last bottom the flanged portion of the upperis withdrawn from contact with the clamp plate 34 and hence is free.although being held against the edge of the last bottom by the wipers36, to be bent abruptly about the edge of the last bottom and to bewiped under it, as will now be described. The wiping of the upper partsunder the last bottom is effected by an action of the wipers 36resulting from moving them longitudinally of the last from the toetoward its heel end and simultaneously swinging them toward each otherlaterally of the last. The firstmentioned movement of the wipers iscaused by the carriage 40 moving toward the left (Fig. 1), swinging atits end supported by the rod 42 about the stud 54 and rolling at itsforward end against the roll 46 which bears against the upper side ofthe slot 52. This movement of the carriage 40 is derived from thetreadle pressure exerted through the rods 82 and is resisted by thecompression spring 66 which returns the carriage to its uppermostposition (Fig. 1) when the treadle pressure is released. The swinging ofthe wipers 36 toward each other, which is necessary to cause them towipe the upper at the sides of the last under its bottom, is obtained bymoving the slide I08 relatively to the carriage 40 lengthwise thereof,and such relative movement is effected by the bell crank H1, H8 and linkI20 whenever the arm 44 is swung about the stud 54, as when the roll 46is caused to travel in the slot 52. Thus swinging movement of the arm 44toward the left (Fig. 1) causes the upper arm II! of the bell crank, thelower arm II8 of which is under control of the link I20, to be swung ina counterclockwise direction, thereby moving the slide I08 with respectto the carriage 40 toward the wipers and causing them to be swung towardeach other. Depending upon the extent to which it is desired to wipe theupper under the bottom of the last as illustrated in Fig. '7, therelative movement between the slide I 08 and the carriage 40 may bevaried for a given amount of movement of the carriage longitudinally ofthe last by changing the position of the pin I2I in the holes I22.

Provision is made in the illustrated machine for limiting the abovedescribed wiping action of the wipers 36 and the longitudinal movementof the carriage 40 to any desired extent by a stop I 30 which isrotatably mounted on a stud I32 fixed in the frame I4. The head of ascrew I34 threaded in the stop I30 is adapted, when the stop I30 isswung substantially into alinement with the bell crank arm I I8, to restagainst a shoulder I36, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. It willnow be apparent that the stop I30, acting through the bell crank arm II8, positively limits further swinging of the arm 44 and movement of thecarriage 40 and wipers 36 after the bell crank arm II8 has been movedinto engagement with the head of the screw I34.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part; about the end of a form,a support having a surface adapted to be engaged by the form bottom andto extend outwardly therefrom to an edge substantially parallel to theedge of the form bottom, a clamp plate having an edge complementary tothat of said support, wipers mounted for movement toward and away fromthe clamp plate, and means for moving said wipers successively to causethem to flange one part of the marginal portion of the upper againstsaid clamp plate and to flange the part of the marginal portion of thupper not engaged by the clamp plate against said support.

2. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form, asupport having a surface adapted to be engaged by the bottom of the formand extending outwardly therefrom to an edge substantially parallel tothe edge of the form bottom, a clamp plate having an edge which issubstantially complementary to that of said support, wipers mounted formovement toward said clamp plate into overlapping relation with the edgethereof, and means for moving said wipers toward said clamp plate toflange thereagainst the marginal portions of an upper under said wipersand to cause said clamp plate to be moved bodily with said wipersheightwise of the form whereby the portions of the upper under thewipers not engaged by said clamp plate are flanged against said support.

3. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about a form, a supporthaving a surface adapted to be engaged by the form bottom and to extendoutwardly therefrom to an edge substantially parallel to the edge of theform bottom, means for flanging the upper part comprising a member thework-engaging surface of which has an edge which is complementary to theedge of said support, said member being mounted for movement into aposition such that its work-engaging surface is substantially continuouswith the form-engaging surface of said support, and a wiper overlappingthe edge of said member and mounted for movement heightwise of the formto flange one section of the marginal portion of the upper against saidmember and then to move with said member to pull the upper part intoconformity to the form and to flange the remainder of the marginalportion of the upper against said support.

4. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form, asupport having a surface adapted to be engaged by the form bottom and toextend outwardly therefrom to an edge substantially parallel to the edgethereof, means for fianging the upper part outwardly of the formcomprising a member shaped and arranged to form a continuation of saidsupport, and wipers mounted for movement heightwise of the form andco-operating with both said member and said support to flange themarginal portions of the upper outwardly from the form in the same planeas the form bottom.

5. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form, asupport having a surface adapted to be engaged by the form bottom and toextend outwardly therefrom to an edge substantially parallel to the edgethereof, means for flanging the marginal portions of the upper partoutwardly from the form comprising a member the work engaging surface ofwhich has an edge which is complementary to the edge of said support,said member being mounted for movement into a position such that itswork engaging surface is substantially continuous with the form engagingsurface of said support, and wipers mounted to overlap the edge of saidmember and mounted for movement heightwise of the form to flange onepart of the marginal portion of the upper against said member, and toflange the remainder of the marginal portion of the upper against saidsupport.

6. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form, aclamp plate mounted for movement heightwise of the form, wipers disposednormally in planes at an angle to each other mounted for movement towardthe clamp plate 'into substantially the same plane to flange the marginsof the upper part against said clamp plate outwardly of the form, andmeans constructed and arranged successively to move said wipers towardthe clamp plate and then to cause said clamp plate to move with thewipers heightwise of the form to impart a down wipe tothe upper partsabout the end of the form.

'7. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form,a clamp plate mounted to swing heightwise of the form, wipers disposednormally in planes at an angle to each other mounted for movementrelatively to each other toward said clamp plate to flange the marginalportion of an upper under said wipers outwardly of the form against saidclamp plate, and operator-controlled means operable with a continuousmovement successively to move said wipers toward said clamp plate and tocause said wipers to move said clamp plate therewith heightwise of theform to impart a down wipe to the upper parts about the end of the form.

8. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form, aclamp plate, a carriage supporting said clamp plate mounted to swingheightwise of the form, wipers mounted on said carriage for movementrelatively to each other toward said clamp plate to flange thereagainstthe marginal portions of an upper under said wipers, andoperator-controlled means connected to said wipers for successivelymoving the wipers toward the clamp plate and then swinging the wipersand clamp plate together heightwise of the form to impart a down wipe tothe upper parts about the end of the form.

9. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form, asupport for the form, a carriage mounted for movement successivelyheightwise and longitudinally of the form, wipers disposed normally inplanes at an angle to each other and mounted on said carriage formovement into substantially the same plane to hold the shoe upper partagainst the end of the form, said wipers also being mounted to swingrelatively to each other laterally of the form, a slide mounted in saidcarriage, means actuated by movement of said carriage longitudinally ofthe form to impart movement to said slide relatively to said carriage,and connections between said slide and wipers for swinging the wiperslaterally of the form during movement of said carriage longitudinally ofthe form.

10. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form,a support for the form, a carriage mounted for movement heightwise andlongitudinally of said form in succession, wipers disposed normally inplanes at an angle to each other mounted on said carriage to swing intosubstantially the same plane to hold the upper part against the toe endof the form and to impart a down wipe to the upper part during saidmovement of the carriage heightwise of the form, means for operatingsaid wipers laterally of the form comprising a slide mounted on saidcarriage, and means constructed and arranged to prevent relativemovement between said slide and carriage as the latter is movedheightwise of the form but operable in response to movement of saidcarriage longitudinally of the form to cause relative movement betweensaid slide and carriage whereby said wipers are swung laterally of theform to wipe the upper part inwardly across the bottom of the form.

, 11. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of aform, a support for the form, a

carriage mounted for movement successively heightwise and longitudinallyof the form, wipers mounted on said carriage and adapted to impart adown wipe to the upper part on said form during heightwise movement ofthe carriage, said wipers being mounted to swing laterally of the form,a slide mounted for rotative and axial movement in said carriage, meansconnecting said slide and wipers for adjusting the wipers laterally ofthe form when the slide is rotated, and means actuated by movement ofsaid carriage longitudinally of the form for imparting an axial movementto said slide relatively to the carriage thereby to swing the wiperstoward each other to wipe the upper part inwardly across the bottom ofthe form.

12. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form,a support for the form, a carriage mounted for movement successivelyheightwise and longitudinally of the form, wipers disposed normally inplanes at an angle to each other mounted on said carriage to swing intosubstantially the same plane and for adjustment laterally of the form, aslide mounted for rotative and axial movement in said carriage, screwconnections between said slide and wipers for adjusting the wiperslaterally of the form when said slide is rotated, and means actuated bya movement of said carriage longitudinally of the form for imparting anaxial movement to said slide relatively to the carriage thereby to swingthe wipers laterally of the form.

13. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form,a support for the form, a carriage mounted for movement successivelyheightwise and longitudinally of the form, wipers mounted on saidcarriage to swing toward and away from each other laterally of saidform, means for operating said wipers comprising a member mounted onsaid carriage for movement relatively thereto, means for moving saidmember relatively to the carriage mounted and arranged to be actuated bymovement of said carriage longitudinally of the form, and a stopassociated with said last-mentioned means for limiting the movement ofsaid carriage and said member.

14. In a machine for shaping a shoe upper part about the end of a form,a support for the form, a carriage having a guideway comprisingconnected sections extending heightwise and longitudinally of the form,a follower received in said guideway, wipers mounted on said carriage toswing laterally of the form, treadle-operated means movable with acontinuous stroke in a direction oblique to said sections of theguideway to cause said wipers successively to move heightwise of theform to impart a down wipe to an upper part thereon and then lengthwiseof the form to wipe the upper part inwardly across the bottom of theform, and means actuated by movement of said carriage longitudinally ofthe form to swing said wipers laterally of the form.

JOSEPH FAUSSE.

